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Plague of the Passive Protagonist1 comment

Saraneth wrote 7 months ago: Oh wow, I have followers! I’m excited and nervous at the same time. I mean, I’ve been bl … more →

Tags: writing, book talk, "Heart of Winter", Article, Books

Alleviating Boredom: Making a Passive Character Active, Fiona McDonald

Steve Rossiter wrote 1 year ago: Agatha La Motte is an independent, feisty character and I thought I had captured this side of her. W … more →

Tags: Writing an active main character, Novel-Writing, writing a novel, Australian author, Fiona McDonald, Fiona McDonald author, Fiona McDonald writer, Fiona McDonald novelist, Fiona McDonald Armidale

Burning my baby, AKA when revision means rewriting2 comments

Amy McLane wrote 1 year ago: I confess: I’m not that good of a writer. But I’m willing to work at it. What brings on … more →

Tags: Amy McLane, confessions, writing pitfalls, Editing, Revising, Rewriting, revising a novel, editing a novel, flat scenes

A Psychological Approach To Character Development

JG Sarantinos wrote 2 years ago: Dr. Patrick Horton, story coach shared some of his wisdom on creating richer, more textured and mult … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, script writer, Screenwriter, Scripts, CHARACTER, writing, Script, film, screenplay

Goodfellas and The Rules2 comments

Robb wrote 3 years ago: I Tivo’d Goodfellas off Turner Classic Movies a while back and finally had a chance to watch i … more →

Tags: Act One, act two, boogie nights, climax, Creativity, Entertainment, Francis Ford Coppola, Goodfellas, Hollywood

Same as it Ever Was2 comments

atrainv wrote 4 years ago: Well, I’ve received some gripes that my blog posts aren’t “personal” enough. … more →

Tags: writing, Short Story, Once In A Lifetime, Fiction, Creative Writing

Why I Didn't Love Sweeney Todd2 comments

Robb wrote 5 years ago: Last time I mentioned my opinion that Sweeney Todd was a good movie, but not a great one. It is prob … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Hollywood, Growing Up, Dead Guy, Steely Dan, Aftershocks, writing, falling in-love, Creativity


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